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overorganize

[ oh-ver-awr-guh-nahyz ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), o·ver·or·gan·ized, o·ver·or·gan·iz·ing.
to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
verb (used without object), o·ver·or·gan·ized, o·ver·or·gan·iz·ing.
to become overorganized.
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Origin of overorganize

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + organize

OTHER WORDS FROM overorganize

o·ver·or·gan·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·or·gan·iz·er, noun
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